My gal's in kindergarten

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My gal's in kindergarten

Postby pumpkinpi » Wed Sep 06, 2017 2:02 pm

Russter started Kindergarten today and Buster is in 2nd grade! :cheer:
First, for the selfish reasons I'm excited.
They get on the bus at 6:50 a.m. so I can leave for work right away, and get there before 7:30!
There is only one place I need to go to pick them up so that will save time at the end of the day. MrPi and I will share the duties. It's actually somewhat on his way home. For me, it's completely out of the way. I go 3.5 miles northeast from work to home, then another 3 miles west through horrendous rush hour traffic to get to the school. It's not that far, really, but from the time I leave my desk to the time I get home is about 45 minutes. So it will give me more flexibility for MrPi to make the pickup!
We are now paying less than half what we did for child care last year. With Russter's preschool and Buster's after school care it was about $1500/month. Now it will be about $600/month!!

And I just can't wait to watch my little girl grow. Buster's development in his first two years of grade school was leaps and bounds above his last two years of preschool. This girl is amazing and she's going to be a star!
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Re: My gal's in kindergarten

Postby Thumper » Wed Sep 06, 2017 2:11 pm

Aww sweet. We never seemed to realize the cash back when we got The Kid into school. Of course there was still often after care and summer day camps. Then someone came up with the idea of sending her to the most expensive private school in the city. :P

Yeah, the logistics of pick up and drop off were a continual challenge. Mrs. T worked just north of the school so was the principle transportation both ways. I'd do it when she couldn't and it was a phenomenal PITA. I'm wondering when I'll start missing those days. For us, every leg is about 25-30 miles, often an hour drive. I'd get off work at 3:00 to pick her up after school and not make it home until after 5:00.
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Re: My gal's in kindergarten

Postby SciFiFisher » Wed Sep 06, 2017 2:54 pm

:wave:

I live in an area that is infamous for the commutes from hell. Or the drive anywhere hell. :P But, we are fortunate. The school, we have the boy in, picks him up and drops him off. And it is amazing watching kids grow. :cheer:
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Re: My gal's in kindergarten

Postby code monkey » Fri Oct 06, 2017 10:37 pm

2 beautiful, smart children.

treasure every moment.
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give me my romeo. and when he shall die
take him and cut him out in little stars
and he will make the face of heaven so fine
that all will be in love with night
and pay no worship to the garish sun. william shakespeare
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